Some make you sick, while others help keep you healthy. But microbes' influence stretches far beyond human bodies. These astonishingly complex organisms regulate the health of forests, oceans and ...

When you admire a towering oak or a vibrant maple in your backyard, you’re only seeing half the picture. Beneath the surface ...

Pando, a massive grove of genetically identical aspen trees, may be one of the oldest and largest living organisms on Earth, ...

King’s lomatia is a single clonal plant that has survived for over 43,000 years. Here’s how it’s outlasted ice ages, climate ...

Colorado State University Extension has some guidelines for winter watering. Apply 10 gallons of water for each inch of tree diameter. For example, a two-inch diameter tree needs 20 gallons per ...

Severe cold temperatures hitting much of the country this week could branch out − literally. As people brace for the winter weather, some social media posts in recent days have warned of the chance ...

Bitterly cold arctic air has blanketed parts of the United States over the last week, with some areas getting snow and subzero temperatures. Along with the cold weather comes a natural event called ...

In the 1860s, white settlers flocked to what would become Marysvale, where the Deer Trail Mine is now located, with high ...

Interested in blogging for timesofindia.com? We will be happy to have you on board as a blogger, if you have the knack for writing. Just drop in a mail at toiblogs@timesinternet.in with a brief bio ...

Steve Nix is a member of the Society of American Foresters and a former forest resources analyst for the state of Alabama. To figure out what kind of tree you are trying to identify, take a look at ...

What is loneliness and why do we feel it? Sophie and Neil discuss how feeling lonely can help us to survive ...